10 More Horror Movies That Got Banned From Certain Countries

Mother's Day kicks off with an elderly woman and her two deformed children garrotting and decapitating a young couple. As brutal as this prologue is, it's only a taste of what's to come.

Since the film deals with inbreeding, torture, rape, castration, and smothering a person with inflatable breasts (yes, really), it would've been pretty baffling if this grisly slasher didn't get censored.

Mother's Day caused a furore with British censors (no surprise there), leading to it being removed from distribution. Despite being repeatedly aired on British television, Mother's Day wasn't released on home media in the United Kingdom until 2015.

Even though Australia is incredibly strict with how violence is depicted in media, Mother's Day was released there uncut in 1983. Two years later, the Aussie censors had a change of heart (or came to their senses), and had the film banned.

Even though these measures are harsh, Mother's Day suffered the most scrutiny from Germany. Not only was it refused classification, the authorities confiscated all film reels to make sure it was virtually impossible for anyone to get their hands on a copy.